712-0138/01 – Business English I (A-BE/I)

Gurantor departmentInstitute of LanguagesCredits5
Subject guarantorMgr. Zuzana TrawinskáSubject version guarantorMgr. Zuzana Trawinská
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2009/2010Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
ADA0250 Mgr. Jana Adámková, Ph.D.
JUR21 Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
SPU0044 Mgr. Kateřina Spurná
TRA0015 Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The course focuses on developing and deepening students’ language skills in business English so that they achieve language level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Teaching methods

Tutorials

Summary

Business Partner C1 Students will learn how to present their ideas through engaging presentations. They will get acquainted with different stages of the product life cycle and master language phrases appropriate for negotiating in meetings. Students will also get familiar with finance and investment related vocabulary and will learn how to prepare a budget report.

Compulsory literature:

DUBICKA, I., ROSENBERG, M. Business Partner C1. Coursebook with eBook and Online Practice. Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN 9781292237220. MCCARTHY, M., O'DELL, F. English Vocabulary in Use Advnced Book with Answers. Third edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN 9781316631171. TURNBULL, J. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Paperback + DVD + Premium Online Access Code. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, 1948 s. ISBN 978-0-194-79879-2.

Recommended literature:

MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-521-53762-9. Mobilní aplikace: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Credit test E-learning Vocabulary review tests

E-learning

Compulsory e-learning course available at: lms.vsb.cz

Other requirements

Active participation during tutorials, the completion of assigned written and oral tasks, terminology testing, 80% attendance, min. test result: 65 %. Students are required to learn the given vocabulary and be familiar with the grammatical phenomena discussed in the seminars. Students will master both vocabulary and knowledge needed for their future careers. Teachers will check the progress by tests.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Business Partner C1: U 1-3 1. Innovations 2. Pitching your ideas 3. Engaging presentations 4. Investment research 5. A circular economy 6. Product life cycle 7. Communication in meetings 8. Minutes of a meeting 9. Trading 10. Financial investments 11. Challenging facts and exploring options 12. Budget report 13. Credit test

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2009/2010 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation Credit   3
Mandatory attendence participation: - active participation in the lessons - compulsory attendance - 80 % - working out of assigned tasks - passing e-learning course successfully (75% each module)

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: - active participation in the seminars, required attendance 60 % - working out of assigned tasks - self-study of the relevant units from the textbook - passing e-learning course successfully (75% each module)

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